Growing up in the 80s, one of the first video games I ever played was Duck Hunt for the NES. I remember being frustrated at my inability to shoot the ducks flying around the screen. To make matters worse, I had to deal with the condescending dog the creators of Duck Hunt decided to include to laugh at all my failures.
Eventually I figured out the closer I was to the screen, the easier it was to shoot the ducks. I began knocking down ducks at an incredible rate. Now instead of ridiculing and criticizing me, the dog was celebrating in my victories.